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The most complete online medical dictionary: 16,436 terms covering anatomy, physiology, pathologies, diagnostic exams, pharmacology and every clinical specialty.
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ADA (American Dental Association)
The mission statement of the ADA reads as follows: 'The ADA is the professional association of dentists dedicated to serving both the public and the profession of dentistry. The ADA promotes the public's health through commitment of member…
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- BSL-3 Biosafety level 3. A level of biosafety considered appropriate for agents that may be transmitted by the…
- Leon virus Type 3 poliovirus. Named after the patient in California from whom this virus was first isolated. There are…
- Neuroradiology The field within radiology that specializes in the use of radioactive substances, x-rays and scanning devices…
- Advance medical directives Advance medical directives Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of…
- Macrovascular Pertaining to the macrovasculature, the portion of the vasculature of the body comprising the larger vessels…
- Unresolved grief Grief characterized by the extended duration of the symptoms, by interference of the grief symptoms with the…
- Cancer, ovarian Cancer of the ovary, the egg sac of females. The anatomic location of the ovaries: NTER>Most ovarian growths…
- Zinc finger protein 9 See: ZNF9
- Hereditary spastic paraplegia, autosomal dominant A degenerative disorder of nerves with progressive spasticity of the legs. Abbreviated as AD-HSP. Spasticity…
- Peptide A molecule consisting of 2 or more amino acids. Peptides are smaller than proteins, which are also chains of…